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Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
Peter, I did figure that on the caps. Thank you for sharing this option. 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
@pbnaudio Have you done this? I ask as I wonder if this will make these cheap electrolytic caps sound as good as decent metalized  poly caps? Very interesting.So I hook up 4 nine volt batteries in series with the positive lead of the first battery... 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
Peter thanks so much for the post. This is new to me and I need to learn more about it. I will see if a can become more familiar with the idea and implementation.  
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
@audioman58Like your thoughts on my question above. Thanks much.   
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
Absolutely a good price used for a great sounding speaker in stock form. It is a wonderful speaker! Along with the Harbeth 40.1 it is the finest speaker I have owned and I have owned many good ones!  
Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down.
Glad you made it another day 😁 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
Steakster, I will give it a listen and thanks!Audioman58, my thoughts exactly to be frank here. It was a ton of work putting in the parts that should have been used upfront after the speakers were built. Mills or other good resistors would have co... 
Help me get started again. Tube amp...
Yes indeed. Nice amp for sale! 
Help me get started again. Tube amp...
Great pics. I modded mine with Jupiter caps and it looks like that last pic? Funny. Wanted to add-on an expansion chassis of wood so I could fit film caps in the power supply, but decided to just sell. Great amp however! 
Help me get started again. Tube amp...
The condition of the amp is OK at best if you look closely at the pics. It is an MKI, not II, and it is only getting older. Perhaps it will sell for $2000?  I paid far less for an upgraded RM9 3 years ago. Good amp, but built on a circuit board wi... 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
Amen! Nina Nastasia - The Blackened Air is playing right now. Wow! 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo speaker crossover capacitors ... who makes them?
Tonight we have an additional 70 or so hours of burn in. The sound has changed a bit. Even more relaxed, in a good way, and even more natural sounding. The sound has opened up a tad and is just wonderful. I find myself listening to recordings that... 
Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down.
I would listen to the advice above. I am an avid DIY guy also building all my own power cords etc... Cat5 is not a good option.  
Help me get started again. Tube amp...
Priced too high now. 
Help me get started again. Tube amp...
He just increased the price to $2000. Funny.